Mental Health Study for Adults who are Currently in Therapy

University of California, Irvine Research: Therapy & Technology Study

Please join our 4-week mental health study.

Study Goal:

- To test the effectiveness of a chatbot as an adjunct to therapy.

Study Procedures:

- Complete baseline survey

- Complete a short enrollment Zoom call

- Follow study instructions for 4 weeks

We are pending approval for 2 more surveys - once approved, that means we send you a 2nd survey to complete for 4 weeks after your Zoom enrollment, then a 3rd/final survey for 8 weeks after your Zoom enrollment.

Participant Compensation:

- Participants can earn $25 in Amazon gift codes for completing the baseline survey

Participants can earn more for completing the 4-week follow-up survey and 8-week follow-up survey.

Eligibility Criteria:

Participants must:

- Be 18+

- Live in the US

- Speak English

- Self-report having been treated for or diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) or major depressive disorder (MDD) by a licensed provider (e.g., MD, DO, LPCC, LCSW, LMFT) in the past 12 months

- Self-report currently being in therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

You are ineligible if you have ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or have been hospitalized for suicidality.

If you are interested, please click this link to take the screener survey:

https://uci.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SVa8CHv0nNxptvKPc?AdSource=CL107.98103.etc

If you may be eligible, the research team will reach out to follow up.